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Western Technology and China’s Industrial Development: Steamship Building in Nineteenth-Century China, 1828-1895 Hsien-ch'un Wang 2022 edition
Western Technology and China’s Industrial Development: Steamship Building in Nineteenth-Century China, 1828-1895
Hsien-ch'un Wang
This book explores how steam engine technology was transferred into nineteenth-century China in the second half of the nineteenth century by focusing on the transmission of knowledge and skills. It also explores how the Fuzhou Navy Yard’s shipbuilding and training program trained China’s first generation of shipbuilding workers and engineers.
229 pages, 10 Illustrations, black and white; XVI, 229 p. 10 illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 24, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9781349928033 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 229 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 329 g |
| Language | English |